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Hunter Mahan

United States · born , Orange, California

6Ryder Cup points from 12 matches

Summary

  • Ryder Cup 3 Cups · 4-4-4 · 6 points (50.0%)
  • Singles 0-1-2 · Foursomes 2-3-1 · Four-ball 2-0-1
  • Open top 10s 2007 (T6), 2013 (T9)
  • Amateur runner-up 2002 U.S. Amateur

Near misses

  1. 2002 U.S. Amateur Oakland Hills Country Club · runner-up to Ricky Barnes · 2 & 1
  2. 2007 The Open Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course) · finished T6 · 280 (-4)
  3. 2013 The Open Muirfield · finished T9 · 287 (+3)

Ryder Cup

3 Cups, 12 matches: 4 won, 4 lost, 4 halved, 6 points. Foursomes 2-3-1, four-ball 2-0-1, singles 0-1-2.

  1. 2008 Valhalla Golf Club USA · USA won 16.5–11.5 · 2-0-3, 3.5 points · captain's pick
  2. 2010 Celtic Manor Resort (Twenty Ten Course) USA · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 1-2-0, 1 point · automatic
  3. 2014 Gleneagles, PGA Centenary Course USA · Europe won 16.5–11.5 · 1-2-1, 1.5 points · captain's pick

Rivals

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Justin Leonard's rivals →

Results by championship

    Best day

    2008 Ryder Cup

    Valhalla Golf Club · USA won 16.5–11.5 · 2-0-3, 3.5 points

    Chosen by rule: his best Ryder Cup by points. Year page: 2008.

    Career line, 2002–2014

    The Open
    2007 The Open: finished T62013 The Open: finished T9
    Ryder Cup
    2008 Ryder Cup (USA): 2-0-32010 Ryder Cup (USA): 1-2-02014 Ryder Cup (USA): 1-2-1
    U.S. Amateur
    2002 U.S. Amateur: runner-up
    200520102015

    6 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Runner-up
    • Top 10
    • Ryder Cup, USA

    Hunter Mahan was born in 1982 in Orange, California. Mahan was runner-up at the 2002 U.S. Amateur. Mahan played in 3 Ryder Cups for USA (2008, 2010, 2014), winning 4, losing 4 and halving 4 of 12 matches for 6 points.

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    The record

    Near misses

    Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.

    1. 2002 U.S. Amateur Oakland Hills Country Club · runner-up to Ricky Barnes · 2 & 1
    2. 2007 The Open Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course) · finished T6 · 280 (-4)
    3. 2013 The Open Muirfield · finished T9 · 287 (+3)

    Ryder Cup

    Mahan played 3 Ryder Cups for USA: 12 matches, 4 won, 4 lost, 4 halved, 6 points (50.0% of those available). By format: foursomes 2-3-1, four-ball 2-0-1, singles 0-1-2 (won-lost-halved).

    1. 2008 Valhalla Golf Club USA · USA won 16.5–11.5 · 2-0-3, 3.5 points · captain's pick
    2. 2010 Celtic Manor Resort (Twenty Ten Course) USA · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 1-2-0, 1 point · automatic
    3. 2014 Gleneagles, PGA Centenary Course USA · Europe won 16.5–11.5 · 1-2-1, 1.5 points · captain's pick

    Partners, with matches played together: Justin Leonard (3), Zach Johnson (3), Jim Furyk (2), Phil Mickelson (1).

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. WP: List of American Ryder Cup golfers
    2. WP: Hunter Mahan
    3. R&A 2007
    4. R&A 2013
    5. GC: 2008 ryder cup
    6. Wikipedia: 2008 Ryder Cup
    7. Today's Golfer 2008
    8. GC: 2010 ryder cup
    9. Wikipedia: 2010 Ryder Cup
    10. Fox Sports
    11. Wikipedia: 2014 Ryder Cup
    12. GolfCompendium: 2014 ryder cup
    13. Wikipedia: U.S. Amateur
    14. championships-plt.usga.org: u s amateur champions
    15. Wikipedia: Oakland Hills Country Club